Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 9 May 9:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Palmer IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light west wind becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 75 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Windy.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear and
    Windy then
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light west wind becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. Windy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Palmer IA
 42.63°N 94.59°W
10:13 pm CDT May 9, 2026
10pm CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 16, 2026
 
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